Before semi-finals, Ronald on Tirol: “180 tough minutes” | OneFootball

Gabriel Silva / Ceará SC

On the afternoon of this Thursday, the 6th, Ceará held its second-to-last training session before the first leg of the Campeonato Cearense U-20 semifinal. The training took place at Cidade Vozão, the same venue as the match against Tirol next Saturday, the 8th.

The vast majority of the players who took part in a Copa Miart Company match on the morning of Thursday the 6th did not even go out onto the field, with the exception of ten players. Those who did not play in the match trained normally.

This Saturday’s match, on the 8th, will be the first of two knockout fixtures in the U-20 State Championship semifinals. The match will kick off at 9:30 a.m. at Estádio Franzé Moraes. The return leg will take place on 08/21.

At the end of today’s training session, cearasc.com spoke with Ronald, one of the black-and-white team’s standout players in the State Championship quarterfinals. The forward spoke about the preparation for the match and looked ahead to the clash.

“The preparation has been the best possible. We’ve been dedicating ourselves more and more to arrive ready for these two matches. We know it’s not just 90 minutes. It will be 180 tough minutes. So we’re going all in to secure qualification for the grand final,” he said.

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